# 1994 European Parliament election in Ireland

Members of the European Parliament for Ireland :
| 1st delegation | (1973) |
| 2nd delegation | (1973–1977) |
| 3rd delegation | (1977–1979) |
| 1st term | (1979) |
| 2nd term | (1984) |
| 3rd term | (1989) |
| 4th term | (1994) |
| 5th term | (1999) |
| 6th term | (2004) |
| 7th term | (2009) |
| 8th term | (2014) |
| 9th term | (2019) |
| 10th term | (2024) |
Women :
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The 1994 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1994 European Parliament election. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote. Local elections were held on the same day for borough councils, urban district councils and town commissioners.

## Campaign

In 1992, a general election in Ireland led to the Labour Party's best results to date, paving the way for Dick Spring to lead his party into coalition with Fianna Fáil. The 1994 local and European elections were seen in some quarters as a mid-term report on that coalition's performance. The strong result by the Green Party in particular was interpreted as a warning that left-leaning middle class voters were moving away from Labour.
The election was notable for how some parties ran "parachute candidates" (like Orla Guerin for Labour) who did not resonate with voters as well as incumbent, grassroots campaigners.
The popularity of President Mary Robinson led to parties presenting more female candidates than usual, four of whom became MEPs on this occasion.

## Results

Elections to the European Parliament in Ireland – 1994 :
| Party | Party | European party | Party Leader | 1st Pref Vote | % | ±% | Seats | ± |
| | Fianna Fáil | EDA | Albert Reynolds | 398,066 | 35.0 | +3.5 | 7 | 1 |
| | Fine Gael | EPP | John Bruton | 276,095 | 24.3 | +2.7 | 4 | |
| | Green Party | Green Group | none | 90,046 | 7.9 | +4.2 | 2 | 2 |
| | Labour Party | PES | Dick Spring | 124,972 | 11.0 | +1.5 | 1 | |
| | Progressive Democrats | ELDR | Mary Harney | 73,696 | 6.5 | −5.5 | 0 | 1 |
| | Democratic Left | | Proinsias De Rossa | 39,706 | 3.5 | +3.5 | 0 | New |
| | Sinn Féin | | Gerry Adams | 33,823 | 3.0 | +0.8 | 0 | |
| | Workers' Party | | Marian Donnelly | 22,100 | 1.9 | −5.8 | 0 | 1 |
| | Independent | Independent | Independent | 78,986 | 6.9 | −1.7 | 1 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,137,490 | 100.0 | — | 15 | |

### MEPs elected

| Constituency | Name | Party | EP group |
| Connacht–Ulster | Pat "the Cope" Gallagher | Fianna Fáil | EDA |
| Connacht–Ulster | Mark Killilea | Fianna Fáil | EDA |
| Connacht–Ulster | Joe McCartin | Fine Gael | EPP |
| Dublin | Patricia McKenna | Green | G |
| Dublin | Mary Banotti | Fine Gael | EPP |
| Dublin | Niall Andrews | Fianna Fáil | EDA |
| Dublin | Bernie Malone | Labour | PES |
| Leinster | Liam Hyland | Fianna Fáil | EDA |
| Leinster | Alan Gillis | Fine Gael | EPP |
| Leinster | Jim Fitzsimons | Fianna Fáil | EDA |
| Leinster | Nuala Ahern | Green | G |
| Munster | Brian Crowley | Fianna Fáil | EDA |
| Munster | Gerry Collins | Fianna Fáil | EDA |
| Munster | John Cushnahan | Fine Gael | EPP |
| Munster | Pat Cox | Independent | ELDR |

### Voting details

| Constituency | Electorate | Turnout | Spoilt | Valid Poll | Quota | Seats | Candidates |
| Connacht–Ulster | 496,352 | 237,601 (47.8%) | 4,971 (2.1%) | 232,630 | 58,158 | 3 | 9 |
| Dublin | 755,486 | 280,761 (37.2%) | 2,917 (1.1%) | 277,844 | 55,569 | 4 | 15 |
| Leinster | 624,561 | 269,044 (43.1%) | 6,599 (2.4%) | 262,445 | 52,490 | 4 | 12 |
| Munster | 755,176 | 369,890 (48.9%) | 5,319 (1.4%) | 364,571 | 72,915 | 4 | 16 |
| Total | 2,631,575 | 1,157,296 (43.9%) | 19,806 (1.7%) | 1,137,490 | — | 15 | 52 |